Simon Cowell's son and Amanda Holden's daughter make sweet appearance on BGT

Love Island fans were left in stitches minutes into Friday's episode, as Ronnie Vint finally had to face the music for his romantic girl-hopping in the villa.

Loose Women presenter Katie Piper was absent from the airwaves, causing worry among fans when a sudden medical emergency required her to step back from her duties on ITV.

Whoever wrote that the theatrical business is dead may want to run a correction as Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is potentially headed to a historic second weekend for an animated movie, topping Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie‘s $92.3M.

Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! Today, I’m chatting with Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren.

EXCLUSIVE: AAO Entertainment has signed Rubin Stein, the Spanish filmmaker behind Netflix’s popular psychological horror film Tin & Tina, for management.

Editors Note: This review was originally published September 1, 2023 after the film’s world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie was originally to be released in December 2023 by 20th Century Studios before being derailed by the Hollywood strikes. Focus Features is now distributing and released it in theaters Friday.

CLUE: This naturalized U.S. citizen who hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons is now being honored with a U.S. Postal Service Forever Stamp.

If it weren’t for Taylor Swift‘s quick thinking, she and her besties may have ACTUALLY been swaying until the room burned down — and now we get to see the whole moment on video!

Okay. This one is better. But Perez is still unsure. U?

Jennifer Lopez is sun-kissed and unbothered during her Italian summer vacay! But was she also sending Ben Affleck a NSFW olive branch??

Is one mom on TikTok really out here charging for playdates??!

Lexi Carson Variety is back to host the second annual Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva. The industry’s top business and marketing execs stopped by during the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival to chat about how they are navigating the ever-expanding worlds of media and entertainment.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Eddie Murphy remembers quite clearly why, back in 1984 when he was just 23 years old, he didn’t think the first “Beverly Hills Cop” was going to be a success. It all went down at the film’s first industry screening. “It didn’t go well,” the funnyman told me Thursday at the, yes, Beverly Hills premiere of “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” the fourth installment of the action comedy franchise.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Hollywood Creative Alliance has ended its defamation lawsuit against the Critics Choice Association, as both sides announced Friday that they had reached an “amicable agreement.” In a joint announcement between CCA CEO Joey Berlin and HCA CEO Scott Menzel, the two sides said that the Critics Choice Association will once again allow its members to also be a part of the Hollywood Creative Alliance. Also, Berlin has joined HCA’s advisory committee to “provide guidance on the best practices in awards show production and not-for-profit organization management,” and HCA has agreed to advise CCA on “best accessibility practices at its events.” In January, the Hollywood Creative Alliance (which was formerly known as Hollywood Critics Association) sued the Critics Choice Association after that org told its members that they had to resign from the HCA in order to stay members of the CCA.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hands down, Giancarlo Esposito remains the busiest man in show business. Over the past year he’s starred in AMC’s “Parish” (which he also executive produces), Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” Disney+’s “The Mandalorian,” MGM+’s “Godfather of Harlem,” Netflix’s “Kaleidoscope” and voiced Max’s “Harley Quinn.” And on the film side, his recent gigs include “Abigail” and the upcoming “MaXXXine” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” “I wrote in my notes last week, ‘I’m the busiest motherfucker,’” Esposito laughs.

biggest sartorial flex outside of his Super Bowl rings has to be his growing collection of Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelets. Aside from the custom matching ‘TNT’ bracelets the 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player ahead of this year's championship game, Kelce has been accumulating a number of beaded bracelets since for before they were dating.But Travis Kelce doesn't just collect these tokens, he wears them.

.Following an appearance at the Cannes Lions Festival on June 20—where paired a “Fearless” with his latest 1989-coded look—the group of three made their way to London to catch first night at Wembley stadium. Per , the group arrived together in low-key looks, with Travis taking a few moments to and before the show.This one is particularly romantic.By Though neither Jason nor Kylie were seen wearing friendship bracelets during their time in France, I was right in that Swifties would hook them up with plenty in London.

Beef season two have already begun, and it has been reported that the second instalment might see a reunion between two former co-stars.The A24/Netflix series about a road rage argument that escalates into a full-blown feud, received high critical acclaim for its first series, winning eight Emmys and three Golden Globes.It was announced earlier this year that a second season might be on the cards, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Priscilla’s Cailee Spaeny all originally rumoured to be involved.Now, according to Deadline, two more Hollywood A-listers are potentially set to join the cast, with sources sharing that Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan might be starring in the second season.This would mark another reunion for the two actors who starred alongside Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston in the 2011 action thriller film Drive, as well as the 2013 biopic, Inside Llewyn Davis.Inside sources have reportedly told Deadline that the pair are “in negotiations to star” in season two and that the roles Mulligan and Isaac are up for were the ones originally intended for Hathaway and Gyllenhaal.While it was reported to Deadline that the second season hasn’t officially been given the green light, inside sources have shared that the plot is set to centre around two feuding couples.The rumours come after a busy year for Mulligan, who played the eccentric friend of Rosamund Pike’s character in Saltburn, earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal as Felicia Montealegre, wife of Leonard Bernstein, in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, and starred opposite Adam Sandler in the Netflix sci-fi movie Spaceman.Isaac, whose past projects include Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, the Star Wars sequel trilogy and playing the eponymous role in Inside Llewyn

Jennifer Hudson spoke in a recent interview about the fact that she has at least 26 siblings, and she is still yet to meet some of them.The EGOT winner revealed on Your Mama’s Kitchen podcast that as a teenager she became aware of the fact her father had many children.She explained: “Apparently, he had 27 children.”The Dreamgirls star also opened up about her relationships with her siblings, and how she had always wanted to spend time with them, including those she hadn’t met yet.“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table,” she shared.“And we all sit and eat together — that was my goal at 16,” she added.Back in 2019, Hudson spoke with The Guardian about her uniquely large family, detailing that there are 11 boys and 16 girls.“I’m the youngest, or at least in the last two or three. And it was always my dream – because I love family – to have a giant table with all my siblings.

Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has opened up about the time he worked with Taylor Swift on a commercial and her hailing him as her “musical hero”.Speaking to NME for this week’s Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells series, Cuomo took the time to reflect on working with the ‘Bejeweled’ singer back in 2009. The advert was for the video game Band Hero and featured Cuomo, Swift, Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz and Blink-182‘s Travis Barker recreating Tom Cruise‘s iconic ‘Old Time Rock And Roll’ dance scene from 1983’s Risky Business before the group break out into a performance of Swift’s 2008 hit ‘Love Story’.“I was a teenager when the movie Risky Business came out, so the scene of Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear was iconic and influential for my generation, so to be able to recreate it with a handful of other huge stars was a huge honour,” the ‘Buddy Holly’ singer said.He continued: “Taylor Swift was so gracious and everyone fell in love with her when she came in the room and started talking to us.

Hawaii Five-O, has died aged 56.While details surrounding his death remain unclear, his passing was confirmed by Hawaii Five-O executive producer Peter M.Lenkov.Lenkov posted a message on Instagram which read: “I am devastated. Heartbroken.

Kendrick Lamar performed his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us‘ a total of five times during his show in Los Angeles earlier this week.Lamar took over Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for his ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert on Wednesday June 19. The show was in celebration of Juneteenth and was live-streamed by Amazon Music on its website and on Twitch.

Blink-182 have kicked off their 2024 North American tour last night (June 20) and debuted a new song along with their classic deep cuts.The band – comprised of the original line-up Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker – took over the Kia Center in Orlando Flordia last night to kick off their 2024 ‘One More Time’ tour.Comprised of 26 tracks, the night’s setlist included deep cuts such as ‘Obvious’ and ‘M+M’s’ which were played with Delonge for the first time since 2013. They also performed ‘When Your Heart Stops Beating’ and ‘There Is’ which are tracks from their side-projects +44 and Box Car Racer respectively.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney appears smitten as she jetted off for her latest sun-soaked getaway with Ricky Hatton. The pair were first suspected of being in a new relationship after being spotted on a series of pub dates throughout spring.

Adam Thomas has told how he needs to be 'kinder' to himself after being seen smashing through a sweaty workout after ditching the UK. While parts of the country may be basking in some summer sun - finally - it appears the Waterloo Road star has headed for sunnier climes.

Manchester United-linked Michael Olise will reportedly join Bayern Munich this summer.

A cafe owner in Tenerife has said she spoke to teenager Jay Slater on the morning he went missing.

The King and Queen are expected to reduce their upcoming trip Down Under due to concerns from medical professionals that Charles is overexerting himself.

The man accused of the infamous murders just off campus of the University of Idaho in November of 2022 may have been looking for one single person in particular.

Another birthday gone without an interaction between the royal family and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! But should they have reached out??

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes on a joyride with one of the stars of “The Bikeriders.” The film follows the members of a Chicago-area biker gang from their innocent inception in the 1960s to their descent into a darker underworld.

Oz Perkin‘s “Longlegs” hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but NEON already wants to promote their next movie together. And that’s a sign that the distribution company expects big things from Perkin’s upcoming serial killer thriller.

Netflix and A24 have some serious star power in mind for Beef Season 2. Deadline reports that Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are in talks to star in the next season of the anthology series.  And if the pair get cast, they’ll play one of two couples who get into an increasingly crazy feud.

Good news for Francis Ford Coppola earlier this week, as Lionsgate stepped up to snag distribution rights for his self-financed “Megalopolis.” But THR reports there’s a catch to the Lionsgate deal for FFC: the 85-year-old will need to spend up to $20 million in marketing for the film’s theatrical release. That’s on top of the $120 million Coppola already spent to finance his passion project in the first place.

Marvel’s “Blade” just can’t seem to unsheathe its vampire-killing sword. As we recapped recently in a piece where we suggested several directors who could take over the project, “Blade” in its development since 2019, has gone through two directors and a litany of writers attached to different versions of the film.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter “Actors on Actors” Season 20 was the most-watched Emmys lineup in Variety history, garnering 97 million video views across social media and outpacing 2023’s record-breaking TV season. Occurring twice a year during Emmys and Oscars voting, Variety’s “Actors on Actors” spotlights the biggest and buzziest names of each awards season. The 2024 TV lineup included Robert Downey Jr.